If you are planning on getting a good mark in this, then I am struggling to see how you can use it to your advantage here.
So much better things to use statistics for than football and gambling to achieve a decent mark
I could pick something boring that does not excite me or do it on something i enjoy. Considering i have to do it for a whole year id rather pick something i enjoy thinking about!
When I did my dissertation, I submitted three titles specifically designed to be interesting. Should pretty much be the only criterion IMO. Had a blast doing it (on a very different topic to yours and not to everyone's tastes, granted) even though I've pretty much never used anything I learned since.
The thing with stats is that I don't think they are shown fully in sport, therefore I think stats would be better shown elsewhere, perhaps in business or financially.
There doesn't seem to be fully precise or stable when using stats to look at gambling too.
*shrug*
But good look callum
I agree that it would be say easier or enable me to get a better mark doing something different but i enjoy doing this and me keeping interest in something for a year will definiatly be key to be getting a good grade or not.
Also a lot of people seem to use their dissertation topic in interviews when they are asked to present a piece of work and i think it will be more interesting to present this espically going into the world of work i want to go into its a very male dominated market and lots of people nowadays have a punt and end up asking questions that would seem pretty obvious to people that have been around the betting world for a while but complete muggles or ice creams even simple ideas can switch on a lightbulb in their head!